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Come join me for a hike that starts at Purgatory Creek and continues down to Staring Lake, both in Eden Prairie. The hike goes around the two lakes for a total of about 6.5 miles. We will be hiking paved paths to avoid mud, hopefully! All paces are welcome on this hike. We will MEET …
Hiking — Purgatory Creek, Eden Prairie, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Please join me for a medium-fast paced (17-19 minutes per mile/ 3.2 – 3.5 mph) that goes through Lone Lake and Bryant Lake parks. There will be an optional stair climb along the way. The total distance is expected to be just under 7 miles. Bring a great attitude, water, and snacks (optional), and dress …
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Let’s snowshoe before the snow melts. Come join us at the Dodge Nature Center – Lily Property (not the main property). We will go off trail into areas that include woods, wetlands and prairie. Only service dogs are allowed at this property. We will be out for 1-1.5 hours. If you are a Rover member you …
Snowshoe Hike — Dodge Nature Center – Lilly Property , Mendota Heights, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Voyageurs Conservancy is hosting a sky watch party at Wood Lake Nature Center. There will also be discussions of wolf nocturnal behavior. You have to sign up individually with Voyageurs Conservancy and it makes you do a sign in with Wood Lake, which is kind of putzy. Please contact me if you are going and …
Sky watch — Wood Lake Nature Center, Richfield, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a 4-5 mile hike along Nine Mile Creek, starting at Harrison Picnic Grounds parking lot in Bloomington. We will hike a route along Nine Mile Creek and the Minnesota River. We’ll be doing a simple out-and-back route, staying on the maintained trail closest to the creek. Nine Mile Creek hike, Harrison Picnic …
Hiking — Harrison Park, 9 Mile Creek, Bloomington , MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Come hike the 2.5 mile Hiking Club Trail at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. The trail goes through oak and pine forest. If there is interest, we can also extend the hike by a mile or so by adding trails that are closer to the Mississippi River. Meet at the parking lot located HERE. This is …
Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet on the lakeside patio of Pimento Jamaican Kitchen, 3000 W Bde Maka Ska Pkwy Minneapolis, MN 55408 There is some free on-street parking nearby, and there is a large city pay lot on the north end of Bde Maka Ska, a five-minute walk from Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. We will ice skate on Bde Maka Ska …
Category: Other Summer Activities
I’m going to Costa Rica this winter and hope to rent an airbnb from February 10-march 9. I would like folks to join me and 4 of us would be good but just one other would be fine too there’s a lot do do there. I rent a bike and go to Ocotal Beach. I …
Biking, Hiking & other activities — Playa del coco, Costa RicaView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 3.5 miles hike down the hiking club trail at Itasca State Park. We’ll be hiking at Lake Bemidji State park earlier in the day, catching lunch in Bemidji and heading to Itasca. Park at the Douglas Lodge/Forest Inn. The south entrance to the park is closed for the Winter, so use …
Winter Hike — Itasca State Park – Hiking club trail, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join us for a 2-mile hike on the hiking club trail. Meet at the parking lot in the middle of the Aspen Lane loop of the campground, shown on the summer map. The trails will be icy and snowy, so I would recommend bringing cleats. There is an option of grabbing lunch in Bemidji afterwards …
Winter Hike — Lake Bemidji State Park, MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Maybe it will feel more like winter this weekend. Join me for a mid-winter hike around Lake Harriet (Dakota name – Bde Unma) this Saturday morning! We’ll meet at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Lake Harriet Parkway and West Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55409 (4800 East Lake Harriet Parkway). This is by the southeast part …
Winter(ish) Hike — Lake Harriet, Mpls, MNView trip details »
Category: Hiking
Join me on a walk/hike along the river trail, meeting at East River Flats park. There is a parking lot there and besides a little hill to get down to the river level the trail is flat. It is also paved or a board walk the whole way. I plan to walk at a moderate …
Category: Cross Country Skiing, Other Winter Activities
We will take advantage of the manmade snow on 6 km of trails at Hyland. Even though most of the Twin Cities looks bare, brown, and dreary, there has been plenty of snow for good skiing at Hyland since late December! As of 2/8, reports on on Skinnyski.com said ski conditions were still good at …
XC Skiing — Hyland Lake Park Reserve, Bloomington, MNView trip details »
Trip FullCategory: Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing / Hiking
Annual Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing and Nature Education at Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center. The trip will be Feb 9-11 with the option of making it a long weekend by staying Sunday night, Feb 11th. Come to Deep Portage Environmental Learning Center in Hackensack (north of Brainerd) for a pleasant weekend of winter fun. Activities include …
XC Skiing, Snowshoeing & Winter Fun — Deep Portage ELC, Hackensack , MNView trip details »
Category: Snowshoeing / Hiking
Join me for a hike at Lebanon Hills Regional Park on Tuesday, February 6 at 1 PM. We’ll hike for 1-2 hours. Let’s meet outside the Visitor Center. Trails will be woodchips and dirt. They may be muddy. 860 Cliff Road, Eagan, MN 55123 (Map and Driving Directions) Please email or text me if you …
Hiking — Lebanon Hills Regional Park , Eagan, MNView trip details »
Category: Bicycling
Meet at the Longfellow Grill on Tuesday afternoon for a bike ride along the Mississippi. We will loop up north along the river, crossing at the Broadway bridge, head south to either the Ford Parkway, Shepard Road or I35E, depending upon the groups desire, before returning to the Longfellow. Route will be from 15 to …
Biking — MIssissippi River, Mpls/St. Paul, MNView trip details »
Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet on the lakeside patio at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen on the northeast corner of Bde Maka Ska. (near the pile of bright rental kayaks). https://maps.app.goo.gl/z6w4nqvYtnPUakkF8?g_st=im There is some free on-street parking nearby and there is a city pay lot on the north end of Bde Maka Ska with plenty of parking. (5 minute walk) The …
Category: Other Winter Activities
Meet at Bde Maka Ska North Parking Lot. This is a city parks pay lot with plenty of parking. You can recognize me by my bright green coat. Bring: Ice skates Cross country ski poles, if you like to use them Foam pad if you want something warm to sit on the ice when you …
Ice Skating — Lake Bde Maka Ska, Mpls, MNView trip details »